Learn English with How I met your mother

• ☐ ☐ ☐ be robbed [exp] - have something stolen from you
• ☐ ☐ ☐ swag [n] - free promotional items or gifts
• ☐ ☐ ☐ papa gets swag [exp] - [Guessing] dad gets free stuff/perks
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bummed [adj] - sad, disappointed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ ridiculous [adj] - silly, absurd
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get rid of [exp] - throw away, remove
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cactus [n] - a spiny desert plant
• ☐ ☐ ☐ with a heartbeat [exp] - living; having a heart; not a plant
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hypocritical [adj] - saying one thing but doing another
• ☐ ☐ ☐ I don't like your chances. [exp] - I don't think you'll succeed.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ What's the matter? [exp] - What's wrong?
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an iguana [n] - a large lizard
• ☐ ☐ ☐ poop [v] - defecate

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

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Marshall	Ted

• Robin and Ted are dating.
• Robin is angry at Ted because he keeps gifts from his ex-girlfriends.
• Robin has five dogs.
  
  
• For more background, watch the previous video:   Post-Breakup Stuff (1)

1. Ted thinks he's been robbed.
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   False
   
   
2. Many of Ted's belongings turn out to be gifts from ex-girlfriends.
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   False
   
   
3. Ted was sad at first when got rid of his stuff.
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   False
   
   
4. Robin claimed she didn't have anything from an ex-boyfriend.
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   False
   
   
5. Robin dogs are all gifts from ex-boyfriends.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Ted asks Robin to get rid of her dogs.
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   False
   
   
7. Ted had to get rid of his pet iguana.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Marshall supports Ted's request that Robin get rid of the dogs.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Lily says people can ask their partner to get rid of an iguana but not a dog.
   True
   False
   
   

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Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

1. Oh, my God, you've been [stolen from]!

   [ robbed ]

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2. What can I say? Papa gets [free gifts].

   [ swag ]

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3. At first I was really [sad] about getting rid of all my stuff.

   [ bummed ]

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4. Nope. Well, [apart from] my dogs.

   [ except for ]

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5. What's your [main idea], Ted?

   [ point ]

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6. That's [absurd].

   [ ridiculous ]

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7. Just [confess] it. It was a little hypocritical of you to make me get rid of all my stuff.

   [ admit ]

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8. Things with a heartbeat that are [alive] can stay.

   [ living ]

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• You know, I --- am do have can (have) actually never seen Star Wars.
• She --- is does has will (has) never seen Star Wars?!
• The only people in the universe who --- aren't don't haven't can't (haven't) seen Star Wars are the characters.
• You --- are do have can (have) got to calm down.
• I told you you --- weren't didn't hadn't couldn't (didn't) know this girl well enough.
• What if you show it to her and she --- isn't doesn't hasn't won't (doesn't) like it?
• Ted: If Stella --- isn't doesn't hasn't won't (doesn't) like this movie, I --- am not don't haven't can't (can't) marry her.
• Marshall: No, you --- aren't don't haven't can't (can't) .
• Ted: You want to watch it again?
• Marshall: Yes, I --- am do have want (do) .
• I just thought it --- is does has would (would) be fun to watch a movie tonight.
• And since you --- are do have could (have) never seen Star Wars, I figured why not?
• The movie --- is does has would (has) already started, so...
• What --- are do have will (are) you doing down there?
• I --- am do have will (am) making sure my best friend --- is does has will (is) marrying the right woman. That's what I --- am do have will (am) doing.
• What the hell --- are do have will (are) you doing hiding behind the couch?
• I really do, --- aren't don't haven't can't (don't) I.

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Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.
Use a present time frame (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa el tiempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necesario

Instruções: Escribe oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de las palabras o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa tiempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necessário

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.
( ) = 선택 사항   [ ] = 필수 사항

Ted / get rid of / all / his / stuff / Robin's / request

Ted got rid of all his stuff at Robin's request.

Robin / discover / everything / be / gift / Ted's / exes

Robin discovers (that) everything was a gift from Ted's exes.

however / Ted / say / experience / be / worth it

However, Ted says the experience is worth it.

then / Ted / ask / Robin / if / she / keep / anything / her / ex-boyfriends

Then, Ted asks Robin if she keeps anything from her ex-boyfriends.

Robin / admit / she / still / have / her / dogs / they / be / gift / exes

Robin admits (that) she still has her dogs, and (that) they were gifts from exes.

so / Ted / point out / Robin / be / hypocrite

So, Ted points out (that) Robin is a hypocrite.

Ted / demand / Robin / get rid of / dogs / too

Ted demands (that) Robin get rid of her dogs too.

however / friends / agree / living / things / be / different / objects

However, the friends agree (that) living things are different (from) objects.

Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instruções: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

Clip 1

Oh, my God, you've been robbed!

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Clip 2

What can I say? Papa gets swag.

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Clip 3

xxx

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Clip 4

You know, at first I was really bummed about getting rid of all my stuff.

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Clip 5

But seeing how happy it makes you — totally worth it.

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Clip 6

So, you never keep anything your ex-boyfriends gave you?

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Clip 7

So, I had to get rid of everything from my past relationships

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Clip 8

you know how you said you come over to my apartment, and all you can see are my ex-girlfriends?

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Clip 9

I thought you said you got rid of everything your ex-boyfriends gave you.

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Clip 10

It was a little hypocritical of you to make me get rid of all my stuff.

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Clip 11

Well, what do you want me to do, Ted? Get rid of my dogs?

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Clip 12

I say we take it to the group, but I don't like your chances.

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1. What does Robin discover about all of Ted's old belongings?
2. Why does Ted think Robin is being hypocritical?
3. Do you agree with Lily that living things (like pets) are different from objects? Why or why not?
4. Have you ever realized you were being a hypocrite about something? What happened?
5. Do you have any pets, or gifts from past relationships, that came from someone special?
6. How is this argument between Ted and Robin similar to or different from arguments you've had with a partner or friend?
7. Do you think Ted and Robin will resolve this disagreement easily? Why or why not?